2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
For the first time arranging a strawberry plantation on your site, you can encounter many unpleasant surprises - from seedlings burnt in the ground to an invasion of hard-to-kill pests. How can a gardener prevent these misfortunes or get rid of them if they appear?
Give your strawberry seedlings a warm bath
If you do not grow strawberry seedlings yourself, but acquire them from your hands, it is very important to process the plants before planting in the beds. This gardener has two goals. First of all, seedlings bought on the market with an open root system could well dry out. Moisture quickly evaporates through a paper bag or newspaper, so it would be good to refresh it and fill it with new strength, so that it then quickly takes root in its permanent place.
In addition, the water should be warm, about +50? С. 15 minutes of such a procedure is enough for the plants to be cleared of the possible presence of strawberry mites. Thus, the second goal is achieved - the prevention of diseases and pests in the garden.
Another important point - if there are visible signs of rotting on the roots, some damage, they must be cut off to healthy tissues so that the disease does not spread further.
Planting strawberries "in the mud"
Landing holes need to be prepared in advance. The depth should be done so that the seedlings sit in the ground along the root collar, and the so-called "heart" does not hide under the soil layer.
After arranging the hole, it must be watered abundantly. It is not recommended to rush and splash water. It is advisable to try to soak the ground so that the moisture goes into the depths. And only then they carry out the planting of seedlings on the plantation.
The root system is carefully sprinkled with soil. You do not need to squeeze the plant with earth, so as not to damage the roots. Instead, the soil is spilled well with some water again so that the liquid helps the soil to fill in all the voids and grasp the root system tightly.
After these actions, the seedlings are in the middle of the "mud". This technique is called mud landing. If left as it is, the water will soon evaporate and a dense earthy crust will form around the plant. To prevent this from happening, after watering, you need to add dry soil around the seedlings.
We hide the seedlings under the hood
The next stage in creating a strawberry plantation is the adaptation of seedlings. If you leave it under the open sky and the scorching sun, the weakened plant will immediately droop, and the leaves can burn out in direct rays. But even in this case there is a folk trick. To protect the beds, each plant is hidden under its own individual hood. This can be an old bucket with holes or large flower pots.
If only cut-off five-liter plastic bottles are available, then they will have to be pretreated: covered with a solution of clay or whitened with chalk to prevent the sun from falling on the leaves. Under such a shelter, the plant will not only be in shade, but also in conditions of optimal humidity.
Fighting uninvited guests
If a strawberry mite appears in the garden after planting the plants, it is more difficult to fight it, especially during the flowering period. When treating the garden with acaricides, it is recommended to withstand three weeks before harvesting. But if the strawberries are already ready to dissolve the buds, it is no longer recommended to treat it with poison.
Another problem in the fight against strawberry mites on the plantation is that the parasite cannot be completely expelled. It hides deep in the socket, where you can't reach it. Warmth will help get rid of it again. But if before planting the seedlings were bathed for prophylaxis, then on the plantation the treatment will consist in a haircut to "stumps" and a bath. For this, they choose a hot sunny day. The beds are watered and covered with foil. The ground under it heats up, and the intractable mite disappears under such conditions.
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